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- Improved Bridge.
- Patent for an invention that "is to provide certain improvements in the construction of bridges, whereby the parts thereof, of wood, may be readily removed for the substitution of others, when decayed or broken, without interfering with the use of the bridge or weakening it (lines 10-15)". The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Turbine Water-Wheels.
- Patent for a new turbine water wheel, which is said to alleviate past problems with older model turbines. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Machines for Bending Stirrups.
- Patent for an invention that "is to provide a simple and efficient machine for bending and shaping stirrups for saddles" (lines 10-12). The patent includes instructions and an illustration.
- Apparatus for Transmitting Power.
- Patent for a new invention which uses a combination of radiation and levers in order more efficiently transmit power. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Fence.
- Patent for a new fence design that "can be adapted to any desired length, width, or height" (lines 14-15). The patent includes illustrations and instructions.
- Improvement in Saw-Set.
- Patent for an invention "which can be used for setting the teeth of all kinds of saws by hand, and without requiring and intricate machinery" (lines 15-18). The patent includes instructions and an illustration.
- Mill-Stone Dress.
- Patent for Mill Stone Dressing- the pattern on a mill stone for the better grinding of grains into flour. The furrows and grooves of the new design allow grain to be "milled... at greater speed (and)even distribution."
- Fire and Burglar Proof Safe.
- Patent for a safe "constructed as to be safe from fire and burglars, and at which the same time may be made lighter, and may be less expensive in manufacture than when made in the usual way." (para. 4). Additionally, safe is airtight and water-proof.
- Improved Double Pincers.
- Patent for the improvement of double pincers by way of "double jaws, by which both sides of the shanks of a boot of shoe can be clamped and held at the same time."
- Improvement in Apparatus for Separating the Seed from Fruit-Pulp
- Patent for a simple machine "for separating the seed from the pulp of the Bois-de-Arc or Osage orange and other apples where the seed is required to be separated uninjured for planing and other purposes" (line 26-29).
- Improvement in Sulky Plows
- Patent for the improvement of sully plows by regulating the depth of furrow.
- Improvement in Furnaces.
- Patent for improvements in furnaces, using steam to create heat. It includes a description and illustration.
- Improvement in Saws.
- Patent for improvement in saws by way of the construction of beveled edged teeth with concave sides.
- Improvement in Baling Presses.
- Patent for improvements to "the construction and combination of the levers, rack-bars, and pawls with each other, and with the follower and baling-box" (lines 15-17).
- Improvement in Refining and Ageing Liquors.
- Patent for improvement in refining and ageing liquors, including an illustration. The process includes expelling air from distilled liquors, heating them to a boiling point and then cooling them in a waterbath, through the use of a closed, air-tight vessel surrounded by an open water-vessel.
- Improvement in Pitmen.
- Patent for "a new and and useful Improvment in Crank and Pitman;" (lines 3-5) including instructions and illustrations.
- Improvements in Electric Foot Warmers.
- Patent for adjustments in the mechanics of electric foot warmers.
- Improvement in Ox-Bows.
- Patent for improvements to ox-bows so that they "shall not require bending, and which may be made in parts of the country where timber suitable for bending is scarce" (lines 9-12).
- Improved Head-Rest.
- Patent for a new and improved head-rest for railroad-car seats and other seats, that can be applied to or removed from the back of seats without the use of clamp-screws, and are adjustable and adaptable to the convenience and comfort of different persons. It includes a description and illustrations.
- Improvement in Combined Sower, Planter, Cultivator, Scraper, and Gang-Plow.
- Patent for "a strong, simple, durable, and effective machine, which shall be so constructed and arranged that it may be readily adjusted for use as a gang plow, seed-sower, seed-planter, cultivator, and cotton-scrape, and which will do its work thoroughly and well in either capacity." Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Drawing Off Tallow, Lard &c., from Rendering-Tanks.
- Patent for a new method for drawing off tallow, lard, etc. from pressure tanks by introducing water. This includes illustrations.
- Improvement in treating grain to obtain extractive matter for coloring and flavoring spirits.
- Patent for "Improvement in the Mode of extracting Flavors from Grain." (lines 3-4)
- Boiler Washing Machine.
- Patent for "Improved Washing Machine" in combination with a boiler, "and with a furnace on which the boiler rests".
- Saw Tooth
- Patent for "Improvement in Saw Teeth" (line 3)
- Improved Side-Saddle.
- Patent for "a new and useful improvement in side-saddles, and consists in forming the saddle-tress hollow, or with air-chambers within." (Lines 9-11) Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Carriage-Axles.
- Patent for an easily replaceable and self-lubricating carriage axle. Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Two-Horse Equalizers.
- Patent for an adjustable device that redistributes weight so that two animals of unequal strength can perform their equal share of work. Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Cotton and Hay-Presses
- Patent for a new and useful improvement in cotton and hay-presses. It includes a description and an illustration.
- Improved Bedstead-Fastening
- Patent for improvements in the mode of fastening the rail to the post of bedsteads.
- Improvement in Coffee-Mills.
- Patent for an improvement to upright coffee-mills, "whereby the bearings are always maintained in their true relative positions, while the strain on the two is made automatically counteracting, and each part of the shell firmly and effectually supported by the other." (Lines 10-14) Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Gun-Locks.
- Patent for "a novel application of hair-trigger catch to the main trigger, which operates together with a holder and separate springs." (Lines 30-33) Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Combined Gang-Plow and Cultivator
- Patent for a new gang-plow and cultivator design, including instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Cotton-Pickers.
- Patent for a cotton-picking machine that "consists in a set of saws mounted on a truck, and geared with the driving-wheels, to run in the tops of the plants...and detach the cotton and convey it to a brushing-roller above, which detaches the cotton from the saws and delivers it into a receptacle behind." (Lines 10-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Cotton-Presses.
- Patent for a cotton press that is constructed using fewer parts than other models. Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Cotton-Gin Feeder
- Patent for improvements in cotton gins, including endless apron, toothed cylinder, and toothed equalizing and distributing bars. Includes instructions and illustration.
- Improved Washing-Machine.
- Patent for a machine for washing and wringing clothes, which can be used with a furnace for heating the water but has legs for support when being used separately from a furnace. Includes instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Thrashing-Machines.
- Patent for "new and useful improvements on machinery for thrashing various kinds of grain, whereby the work is performed in a very rapid and perfect manner, without impairing the straw." (lines 28-32) Instructions and illustrations are included.
- Improvement in Kilns.
- Patent for an improvement in the construction of kilns.
- Improvement in Permutation Locks.
- Patent for improvements to permutation locks by various means.
- Improvement in Trusses.
- Patent for improvements in the wiring and metal plates in self-adjusting trusses.
- Improvement in Washing-Machines.
- Patent for the improvement of the structure of washing machines. The illustration and description show that an improved washing machine, formed by the combination of the open or ribbed roller F F and handles G g1 g2 with the box A B and perforated false bottom E.
- Improvement in Shackles.
- Patent for a shackle for the hands and feet that is designed to prevent the use of objects in order to escape.
- Improvement in Cotton-Pickers.
- Patent for improvements in cotton picking machines.
- Improvement in Cotton-Presses
- Patent for "a new and improved cotton-press" (line 3) using a stationary toothed wheel, including instructions and illustrations.
- Improvement in Cotton Scrapers and Choppers.
- Patent for improvement in cotton scrapers and choppers by way of the innovative placement of plows.
- Improvement in Grinding-Mills.
- Patent for an improvement in grinding mills which purports to save time.
- Improvement in Insect-Destroyers.
- Patent for a device to destroy "winged insects which are destructive to the cotton plants and other vegetation" (lines 19-21) including instructions and illustrations.
- Improvements in Velocipedes.
- Patent for the improvement of velocipedes. Improvements combine foot and band propelling apparatus with guiding apparatus.
- Improvement in Combined Lint-Room and Cotton-Presses.
- Patent for the improvement of lint-rooms and cotton presses, including a description and illustrations.
- Improvement in Cotton Cultivators, Scrapers, and Choppers.
- Patent for a new cotton cultivator that allows for a worker to adjust the cultivator's angle based on soil depth.